Social Presence

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Abstract

Learning is a social process (Harasim, 2002; Swan & Shea, 2005; Tu, 2000). Discourse plays a key role in the social process of learning (Harasim, 2002). Therefore, it is extremely important that we understand how students and teachers socially interact in online courses where asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) is the major form of discourse. Theories of social presence help explain how students and teachers interact and learn online.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationSocial Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • computer-mediated communication
  • discourse
  • immediacy
  • online learning
  • social presence

EGS Disciplines

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Higher Education and Teaching
  • Instructional Media Design
  • Other Education

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